Among Grey Stones (Russian: Среди серых камней, romanized: Sredi serykh kamney) is a 1983 Soviet historical drama film directed by Kira Muratova.
The film suffered a lot from the Soviet censorship and was edited without the acceptance of Muratova, so she refused to release it under her name - it was attributed to "Ivan Sidorov" (a common Russian name and surname).
[1] A judge becomes despondent and neglectful of his children after his wife's death, trapped in a cycle of painful memories and irritation with the world around him.
He befriends two children, Valek and Marusya, who live with a destitute beggar in the ruins of an abandoned, overgrown church near a cemetery.
In an attempt to bring some joy to the ailing Marusya, he secretly takes a porcelain doll from his sister to give to her.